kept

Example Sentences

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"Kept chipping away. Got some stops, made some shots and there it is."

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

Appeared in the October 6, 2025, print edition as 'Starbucks Kept Cuts Under Wraps'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 4, 2025

Kept on for 2024, Perez did not win again.

From BBC • Jul. 9, 2025

“We didn’t go rushing down the jetty. We didn’t go rushing to the back of the boat. We waited for her to come up. Kept it very civil,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 26, 2024

Kept looking, eyes running across the tops of the stones that had last names engraved in them.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds